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Portrait of Lieven Willemsz van Coppenol, known as ‘The Smaller Plate’
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Portrait of Lieven Willemsz van Coppenol, known as ‘The Smaller Plate’

Rembrandt van Rijn · c. 1658 · etching; intaglio printmaking technique; burijn; drypoint; Japanese paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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This is the first portrait etching Rembrandt made of Lieven van Coppenol. The print shows the calligrapher at his desk in a domestic interior. His grandson looks on as he pens a perfect circle, proof of his skill. The presence of the boy possibly alludes to Coppenol’s previous post as a schoolmaster, which he had been forced to give up following a nervous breakdown.

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printLieven Willemsz. Coppenol
Credit linePortrait of Lieven Willemsz van Coppenol, known as ‘The Smaller Plate’. c. 1658. Rembrandt van Rijn. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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